Plant sterols: Functional lipids in immune function and inflammation?

Future Lipidology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-365

  Brüll, Florence ^a   Mensink, Ronald P ^a   Plat, Jogchum ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CRP; Cytokine; Edema; Immune function; Inflammation; Plant sterol; Th1 Th2 balance

Indexed keywords

4 NORSTEROL; ALPHA AMYRIN; BETA AMYRIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; DAUCOSTEROL; DICLOFENAC; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; OLIVE OIL; PARACETAMOL; PHYTOSTEROL; RESIN; SITOGLUSIDE; SITOSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; SUNFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EAR DISEASE; EAR EDEMA; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

MUS;

EID: 67249154780     PISSN: 17460875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/CLP.09.26     Document Type: Review

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